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15 Years · 2,000+ Farm Installations · Midwest

Your roof already
faces the sun.
We finish the conversation.

Turnkey solar for barn roofs, dairy sheds, and grain elevators. Same land that feeds a county — now powers it too.

2,000+
Installations
15 yrs
In Business
30%
Federal ITC
$0
Consultation Fee
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Case Study 01
Farm operator Dale Carpenter leaning against a wooden fence post at golden hour with barn visible in background

Poultry Operation · Coopersville, MI

Dale Carpenter

Third-generation owner, Carpenter Farms

Diesel was eating us alive — $2,800 a month just to run the ventilation and lighting. Now that meter runs backward most of the day.

Dale Carpenter
45 kW
System Size
roof-mounted on poultry barn
$18,400
Annual Savings
vs. prior utility spend
6.2 yrs
Payback Period
after ITC + REAP grant
12,000 kWh
Surplus Sold Back
per year via net metering
$41,200

saved in year one across our first Michigan poultry installations

Case Study 02
Margaret Wittenbach standing beside dairy barn equipment at dusk with solar panels visible on the roof behind her

Dairy Operation · Kent County, MI

Margaret & Tom Wittenbach

Owners, Wittenbach Dairy — 340-head operation

We were paying $12,000 a month. That's a hired hand, a piece of equipment, a future. Now we're at $3,500 and still dropping.

Margaret & Tom Wittenbach
200 kW
System Size
dairy shed + grain storage
$3,500
Monthly Bill
down from $12,000/mo
$102,000
Annual Savings
year-one verified savings
25 yrs
System Warranty
components rated 30–35 yrs
2,000+

installations completed across Michigan, Illinois, and the Midwest

Case Study 03
Aerial view of a 200-acre cooperative grain elevator operation with large metal roof covered in solar panels at golden hour

Agricultural Cooperative · Ithaca, MI

Robert Chaffin

Operations Manager, Chaffin Farms Cooperative

The co-op board needed five-year projections, not promises. Harvest brought engineering drawings, utility interconnection docs, and a payback model our accountant could audit.

Robert Chaffin
1 MW
System Size
grain elevator + processing
$261,601
Annual Savings
verified — TAC Manufacturing model
25%
REAP Grant
USDA Rural Energy for America
30%
ITC Credit
Federal Investment Tax Credit
Financial Incentives

The government pays
for more than you think.

Stack the ITC, REAP grant, and net metering together — most farm operations cover 55–60% of system cost before the first kilowatt-hour is generated.

ITC
30%
Federal Investment Tax Credit

Direct 30% tax credit on total system cost — applied dollar-for-dollar against federal tax liability.

REAP
25%
USDA Rural Energy for America

USDA grant covering up to 25% of project costs for agricultural producers and rural small businesses.

NET
+ Revenue
Net Metering

Surplus energy sold back to the grid. Most Midwest utilities pay retail rate — your meter runs backward.

ROI
4–7 yrs
Typical Payback Period

After ITC + REAP combined, most agricultural installations reach payback in 4 to 7 years. Systems last 30–35.

Combined, most farm operations reduce net system cost by 55–60% before the first bill arrives.

Harvest files REAP grants and coordinates ITC documentation as part of every turnkey installation.

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